This is my first post, but I have been reading your messages with
interest. I'm 25 and live in New Zealand. On May the 20th me &my
boyfriend are off on our first major overseas trip (Australia doesn't
really count ...) to Canada and Britian/Europe.

Our itinerary goes something like this... Honolulu for 1 day, Vancounver
for 4 days, fly to London, England and Ireland for about 2 weeks, Europe
(inc Scandi) for 1.5 months, more of England and Scotland for about 2
weeks, 2 weeks in Montreal, 4 days in Fiji.

There's heaps of stuff that you could help me with, but for now, I have a
question about transport. Has anyone had any experience with buying a car
or van in London, and selling it again later? My preference would be for
buying a van such as a VW van from a garunteed buy-back place. Does
anyone have any idea of how much the initial outlay would be, and how much
we would likely get back later? Any suggestions of pros/cons on this
idea? I'm open to all opinions!